Books *available for purchase at the St. Alice Bookstore

• Be Healed by Dr. Bob Schuchts*
  • Schuchts’s trusted process for finding inner peace and spiritual healing is boldly Christ-centered, maintaining focus on the person of Jesus as “the life-giving and ever-present physician of our souls.” Schuchts will help you recognize your brokenness and find your hope and healing in the risen Christ. Schuchts shares his own journey of healing after enduring a series of betrayals in high school—his father’s infidelity, his parents’ divorce, his older brother’s drug addiction—and his subsequent periods of struggle with God and faith.
• Be Transformed by Dr. Bob Schuchts*
  • Whether it is the wound of past hurts, the strain in our relationships, or the stress of daily life, we all need to be comforted and made whole by Christ. In this follow-up to his bestselling Be Healed, Bob Schuchts explains how the sacraments can fuel your emotional and spiritual healing and bring you closer to God.
• Unbound by Neal Lozano*
  • Despite our best efforts, many of us struggle with sinful patterns of thinking and behaving.  Our lack of freedom leaves us feeling hopeless.  Author Neal Lozano shows us how to tap into the power of the gospel that sets us free.  In Unbound, you will discover the keys to freedom.  Neal lays out a strategy for overcoming the tactics of the Enemy and discovering freedom in the Father's love.  Balanced and hopeful, Unbound will help you to start living the abundant, glorious life God has in mind.

Ministries

• John Paul II Healing Center
  • The JPII Healing Center serves those "actively seeking to find true and abiding, healing through the love of The Most Holy Trinity."
  • Check out their website for information about retreats, books, podcasts, and more that can assist you on your journey of healing. 

Podcasts

• Restore the Glory Podcast
  • Dr. Bob Schuchts & Jake Khym, MA are Catholic therapists with over 50 years combined experience teaching and accompanying people into fuller life and freedom. They met about 12 years ago and quickly realized they were kindred spirits with a similar understanding of the value of an integrated approach to the healing journey. They both understand the keys for people to experience and live a restored life. Currently, Bob and Jake have their own ministries and are delighted to collaborate on events and conferences. They hope the Restore The Glory Podcast will be an accessible way for people to hear the good news of freedom that is available in and through Jesus Christ.
• Abiding Together Podcast
  • Abiding Together is a weekly podcast hosted by Michelle Benzinger, Sr. Miriam James Heidland, and Heather Khym, providing a place of connection, rest and encouragement for people who are on the journey of living out their passion and purpose in Jesus Christ.

Dr. Christin McIntyre, MD, PhD* / 503-276-1295 / christin.mcintyre@gmail.com

Frank Canepa / (503) 495-3932 / frankcanepacounseling@gmail.com

Ana Maria Milburn, MSW, LCSW* (English and Spanish) / 503-288-9290 / ccc4therapy.com

Konrad von Walther, LCSW, LLC* (English and Spanish) / 503-512-6042

Jenny Labrousse, MA, LPC* / jenny@willametteanxietyclinic.com

Allie Labrousse, MA, LPC* / allie@willametteanxietyclinic.com

Wendy Reimann / 503-799-8572 / wendy@wendyreimann.com

Paul Myers, PhD* / (503) 381-6685 / paulmyersphdpdx.com

Jessica Hansen, LPC, LLC / 541-375-0314 / JessicaHansen.LPC@gmail.com

Books *available for purchase at the St. Alice Bookstore

• Be Devoted by Dr. Bob Schuchts*
  • The key to a healthy and passionate marriage is as simple as fostering genuine love and affection, or devotion, according to retired couple’s therapist and healing expert Bob Schuchts of the John Paul II Healing Center. True devotion only develops, however, when both spouses take responsibility for their actions and emotional wounds—something each of us brings to all of our relationships. These wounds, which are often rooted in childhood and past relationships, exist in all of us to some degree, making it difficult for couples to cultivate friendship, resolve conflicts, and build trust. Drawing on the riches of St. John Paul II’s theology of the body, Be Devoted is an essential guide to healing from these wounds within your marriage, while providing practical tools for cultivating unity. The first part of the book focuses on building intimacy, unity, and communion, and the second part offers wisdom and guidance for restoring trust when it is damaged. You’ll find practical tools for cultivating intimacy, resolving conflicts, and restoring sexual passion.
• Spousal Prayer by Deacon James Keating*
  • Deacon James Keating's newest book, Spousal Prayer: A Way to Marital Happiness affirms that the sharing of hearts is a necessary commitment in both marriage and prayer. If we can learn what the key elements to sharing the heart are and equally what the key elements to receiving the heart of another are, then we will know the greatest of intimacy in both prayer and marriage. The mingling of the love of spouse with and in the love of God is and has always been the foundation for a life of peace, creativity, and vibrancy, not to mention sanctity. In fact, we cannot even understand what marriage is unless we look at how Christ loved His Bride, the Church, till the end (Jn 13:1). For the baptized, Christ has joined His love for the Church to the Sacrament of Marriage and Marriage, to His love for the Church. Each couple is called to allow Jesus to bring them into this great love of His. The couple is not supposed to do all the work of love; they are called to let Jesus gift them with His own spousal love. In other words, couples should let Jesus live His spousal love for the Church over again in their own love for one another. They do this by simply asking Him in prayer to do so and by sharing their needs and desires with Him. Marriage is not a self-help relationship; it is a deep partnership with Christ.

Ministries

• Unveiled Retreat
  • Led by author and speaker Dr. Bob Schuchts & his daughter Carrie Schuchts Daunt, this profound teaching, based on St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, explores God’s design for marriage and the skills to build unity, passion and intimacy, as well as healing and reconciliation in marriage. 
  • During this three-day weekend conference, hosted once a year in a parish community in the US, you will experience renewed intimacy with your spouse (or future spouse) and gain the tools to strengthen the bonds of unity, resolve conflicts, restore passion, and heal from past hurts. The weekend includes guided meditations, visual teaching experiences (sculpting), individual/couple exercises, journaling and more!
  • Options for virtual or in-person attendance.
• Retrouvaille
  • Our primary goal is to provide help for couples who live in the disappointment and pain of marriage problems. The Retrouvaille weekend provides a safe setting encouraging couples to learn communication in marriage in a respectful manner. The post-weekend phase of the Retrouvaille program is as critical to a couple experiencing marital problems as the initial weekend experience. We know that the degree of disappointment, deterioration and despair in hurting marriages cannot be healed in one weekend. Restoration takes time. The post-weekend sessions provide support as couples discuss concepts of the importance of communication in marriage, intimacy, handling conflict, and many other topics.
  • The final phase of the program, CORE (Continuing Our Retrouvaille Experience) allows for casual supportive small group meetings each month to continue to reinforce the communication tools learned on the weekend as couples continue to heal their marriages.
• The Alexander House
  • ​​​​​​​Whether you are walking through the pain of your past or even your present, our desire is for you to find Hope and Healing to transform your life. 
  • Our mission is to put God’s love into action by strengthening marriages, forming families, building community, and offering hope. 
  • Our goal is to preserve the marriage covenant, build strong families, and lower the divorce rate by helping individuals discover the beauty and grandeur of the vocation to love and the service of life through marriage, family, church, and community. 
  • Our vision is to see a society full of married couples living God’s plan for marriage so that the joy, sanctity, and permanence of the sacrament may be realized and preserved.

Books *available for purchase at the St. Alice Bookstore

• Be Restored by Dr. Bob Schuchts*
  • An essential guide to healing sexual wounds, Be Restored speaks to our deepest longing for sexual wholeness. It reveals the way to be freed from debilitating shame, sexual compulsions and sin, identity confusion, and wounds in psychosexual development. You will discover the reasons behind your emotional pain and how it’s connected to your sexual wounds—whether those wounds come from acute moments of sexual trauma in the past or from the more subtle trauma of living in our sex-saturated world.
• Undone: Freeing Your Feminine Heart from the Knots of Fear and Shame by Carrie Schuchts Daunt
  • In this collection of raw and redemptive testimonies from Catholic women such as Lisa Brenninkmeyer and Jen Settle, Carrie Schuchts Daunt of the John Paul II Healing Center invites you to seek God’s healing grace so that you can reclaim your heart and your truest self. Peppered with essential spiritual exercises, prayer guides, and reflections, Undone ushers you through a vulnerable search for truth as you discover who you are at your deepest feminine core.
• Man Your Post: Learning to Lead Like St. Joseph by Carrie and Duane Daunt
  • ​​​In a generation plagued by fatherlessness, fear, and indecision, men need a mentor. They need a man who models masculine strength and understands his God-given duty to lay down his life for his family, to provide for their every need, to protect them, to exemplify a life of virtue. St. Joseph is that man.
  • Man Your Post: Learning to Lead like St. Joseph is a mission entrusted to you by a company of Catholic men who have faced challenges and found strength through the intercession of the head of the Holy Family, the man who provided for Jesus and Mary during their earthly lives and protected them on harrowing journeys as they fled from danger and battled the forces of this world.
  • By embarking on a tour of the Litany of St. Joseph, each chapter explores the power and freedom virtue brings to the lives of ordinary men trying to lead their families to heaven, virtues like justice, chastity, prudence, fortitude, faithfulness and others.
• Unwanted by Jay Stringer
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing is a ground-breaking resource that explores the “why” behind self-destructive sexual choices. The book is based on research from over 3,800 men and women seeking freedom from unwanted sexual behavior, be that the use of pornography, an affair, or buying sex.
  • Jay Stringer’s (M.Div, MA, LMHC) original research found that unwanted sexual behavior can be both shaped by and predicted based on the parts of our story―past and present―that remain unaddressed. When we pay attention to our unwanted sexual desires and identify the unique reasons that drive them, the path of healing is revealed.
  • Although many of us feel ashamed and unwanted after years of sexual brokenness, the book invites the reader to see that behavior as the very location God can most powerfully work in their lives. Counselors, pastors, and accountability partners of those who experience sexual shame will also find in this book the deep spiritual and psychological guidance they need to effectively minister to the sexually broken around them.
• Holy Sex by Gregory Popcak
  • Common wisdom portrays sex and church to be at odds, yet studies show that Catholics have better sex, and more often. This witty, frank, and refreshingly orthodox book draws from the beautiful truths of Catholic teaching to show people of all faiths about rich and satisfying sexuality. Hailed by Christians across the spectrum from Christopher West and Janet E. Smith to John L. Allen, Jr., Holy Sex! includes dozens of questionnaires, quizzes, and valuable lessons from real-life stories.

Ministries

• Covenant Eyes
  • Covenant Eyes helps you and the ones you love live porn-free through transformative accountability relationships.
• Restored Vows: Porn Recovery Series for Couples
  • In this free, 14-day video series, Brandon and Tonia share their story and show you how recovery and restoration is possible.
  • You’ll learn practical steps that promote honesty, understanding, and trust. Restored Vows gives you the tools you need to start improving your relationship today.  
• Strive
  • 21-Day Porn Detox: Experience powerful videos and challenges delivered daily to help you break free from pornography for good. 
  • Worldwide Community: Journey with Matt Fradd and brothers from around the world in the STRIVE online community.
  • Lifetime Access: Maintain strength in your recovery even after your detox with lifetime access to exclusive STRIVE content.
• Integrity Restored
  • Our mission at Integrity Restored is to help restore the integrity of individuals, spouses, and families that have been affected by pornography and pornography addiction. Integrity Restored provides education, training, encouragement, and resources to break free from pornography, heal relationships, and to assist parents in preventing and responding to pornography exposure which is so devastating in the lives of our children. We are also a resource that trains and helps clergy in assisting families at the parish level, so that the domestic church truly becomes what it is, the human space in which we encounter Christ.
• Magdala Ministries
  • We know that pornography, masturbation, and other sexual addictions aren't just a "guy problem." The need for women to be accompanied in the journey towards healing from addiction has gone sorely unmet, and that’s why we’re here.
  • Magdala exists as a space where women can find hope, healing, and freedom alongside each other from sexual addiction. Our goal is to supply you with support, community, and accountability.
  • We don't want you to reveal darkness, pain, and sin and then leave you there. Honest conversation and solid theology are at the core of who we are. We host video chat small groups for you to experience deep, lasting community with women like you. On the blog and podcast you'll find everything from testimonies, to the practicals of recovery, to dialogue about the beauty of womanhood. 
  • Wherever you are in your journey, we welcome you to the conversation.
• Eden Invitation
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Eden Invitation is a lay Catholic apostolate that seeks to walk alongside Catholic and Christian young adults who experience same-sex attraction or gender discordance and are striving to live lives of faithful discipleship in the context of the Church. 

Podcasts

• Restore the Glory Podcast
  • Sexual Healing (7 Part Series)

Ministries

• Catholic in Recovery
  • Catholic in Recovery is a nonprofit organization that seeks to serve those suffering from addictions and unhealthy attachments (including alcoholism, drug addiction, pornography addiction, sex and relationship addiction, compulsive overeating and food addictions, gambling addiction, codependency and the impact on family, and general fear, control, and anxiety).  The organization was started by the passion of Scott Weeman as he found healing and new life through the help of twelve-step recovery and the sacramental love and mercy provided by the Catholic Church. We support parishes and communities with group resources that draw people closer to these two powerful sources of grace. It is the aim of Catholic in Recovery to share the Good News that God can bring about healing and recovery, even in the most hopeless of cases.

Books

• Waiting with Mary: A Seven Sorrows Devotional for Catholic Women facing Infertility by Kathryn Wood
  • By His stripes we are healed. By Her sorrows, we find consolation. A Seven Sorrows Devotional especially written for Catholic Women facing primary or secondary infertility. Find peace in your life by praying with Our Lady of Sorrows.
• Under the Laurel Tree: Grieving Infertility with Saints Anna and Joachim by Nicola Roccas
  • Infertility ranks among the hardest griefs a couple can face. Yet this painful issue is all too often neglected in both Church and society. Under the Laurel Tree traces one God-fearing couple’s journey through the emotional turmoil of childlessness. By following the story of Saints Joachim and Anna, this book helps individuals and couples navigate the loss inherent in infertility amid the pain of shame, separation, anger, bargaining, and blamelessness. In walking alongside Joachim and Anna, we encounter not only a life-giving template for grief, but also the path back to ourselves, our partner, and our God-given vocation of eucharistic thanksgiving.
• Twelve Stripes Deep: Twelve Stripes Deep: How Infertility & Other Suffering Delivered My Greatest Joys by Mary Bruno
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​This is not your typical infertility journey. It is a love story painted by three dramatic characters - God, suffering, and the surprising joy that comes from leaning into both of them. After about 20 years of physical pain and 7 years of infertility, Mary's worst fears came true - her doctor recommended a hysterectomy. She began writing a blog series to describe her trek which, despite the suffering it brought, has delivered her most incredible joys. It begged her for more detail and gave birth to a memoir.
  • As a Catholic, the implications of infertility are especially troubling when you consider how the call to "be fruitful" is often interpreted. But as Pope St. John Paul II describes in Mulieris Dignitatem, "...The motherhood of every woman...is not only 'of flesh and blood': it expresses a profound 'listening to the word of the living God' and a readiness to 'safeguard' this Word...(cf. Jn 6:68)." God calls all women to be mothers and to express our originality into the world through our unique talents and the gift of spiritual motherhood. This is a profoundly healing message for women with and without children.
  • In this book, Mary uses her personal experience of suffering through physical pain and infertility to explore authentic women's healthcare & communicate a greater reality of the incredible joy and purpose God desires for each person, despite - and even because of - the hardships of life.

Ministries

• Springs in the Desert
  • Springs in the Desert accompanies those struggling with infertility by offering a place of respite and solidarity where they can know God’s love for them and discover His unique call to fruitfulness.
  • Firmly rooted in the anthropology, ethics and spirituality of the Catholic Church, and our shared experiences of infertility, Springs in the Desert affirms the goodness of marriage, upholds the giftedness of the child, and advocates for a broader understanding of what it means to be life-giving. By keeping our focus on Christ, not on conception, we give witness to His Divine love and mercy and the goodness of His plan for our lives. 
  • Springs in the Desert forms our community with unique offerings for women, men and couples, meeting them wherever they are on the path of infertility. Through these encounters, we make space for deeper renewal in our relationships with ourselves, our spouses, and God. 
  • Our ministry also raises awareness about the experience and unique grief of infertility to pastors, diocesan offices, and healthcare professionals, helping them to understand the needs of a couple struggling with infertility, and providing tools and resources to help them minister more effectively to hurting couples. Among pastoral ministers and healthcare professionals, Springs in the Desert is recognized as a trusted resource for couples experiencing infertility.
• The Fruitful Hollow
  • The Fruitful Hollow is a Catholic resource and community for those who struggle with infertility. Here we hope you will feel heard, find understanding, dive into Church teachings and be inspired by stories of fruitfulness in the wait. We pray that this space will help you to pick up your cross and carry it wherever the Lord calls you. As we walk this journey together, may we grow in holiness, virtue and wisdom.
• The Apostolate of Hannah's Tears
  • We offer prayer support and comfort to the brokenhearted who suffer the pains of infertility at any stage of life, difficult pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, the loss of a child and the adoption process. This Apostolate intercedes for Catholic doctors, nurses, and their supportive personnel. We also serve as a vehicle of education in the proper channels of Catholic fertility practices as well as offering information resources to those seeking adoption and fertility care.

Podcasts

• The Springs in the Desert Podcast
  • The Springs in the Desert Podcast is a friend you can take with you in a season of infertility. Each week, we invite you to join us for our full length, deep-dive episodes or our light hearted “minisodes,” entitled Desert Reflections. Springs in the Desert team members chat with special guests, such as medical professionals, clergy, authors, and other Catholic friends to support you wherever you are on the path of infertility. It is an honor to walk with you!

Books

• Grieving Together: A Couple's Journey Through Miscarriage by Laura Kelly Fanucci
  • Drawing from real-life experiences of parents who have experienced this heart-breaking loss, Grieving Together: A Couple’s Journey through Miscarriage is a companion through the common questions, crises, and grief that arise after the death of a child. The book offers Catholic resources for miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss, including Scripture, prayers, official Church rites, and theological teaching that speaks to the toughest questions surrounding the loss of a child: Why did God let this happen? Is our baby in heaven? How could this suffering be part of God’s plan? Unlike resources that focus only on mothers, Grieving Together also speaks to the unique concerns of fathers and offers a practical and compassionate guide through grief to help couples grow together through their loss. 
• After Miscarriage: A Catholic Women’s Companion to Healing and Hope by Karen Edmisten
  • After Miscarriage: A Catholic Woman’s Companion to Healing and Hope is a book about grief, healing, and hope after miscarriage. Not afraid to examine the raw emotions that accompany such an experience, the author tells women that they are not alone in reacting strongly, even frighteningly, to their loss and reassures them that hope and healing will come. Having experienced multiple miscarriages herself, Karen shares excerpts from her personal journals, as well as other women’s stories, rich quotes about grieving and the healing process, and practical advice. A helpful resource section includes a wide variety of information from both Catholic and secular sources.
• Blessed is the Fruit of Thy Womb: Rosary Reflections on Miscarriage, Stillbirth and infant Loss by Heidi Indahl
  • Blessed Is the Fruit of Thy Womb: Rosary Reflections on Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss invites grieving mothers to let the Blessed Mother accompany them on their journey of grief and healing. Mary not only understands their loss, but wishes to bring mothers to healing through the saving work of her son.
  • For each mystery of the rosary, author Heidi Indahl compassionately shares her own experiences of miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss, offering insights about how those losses are connected to the experience of Jesus and Mary as revealed by the mysteries of the rosary.
  • A Scripture quote, questions to ponder, and prayer intentions help readers meditate on each mystery. Readers can record their thoughts, prayers, or even a note to their little one in the provided writing space, making Blessed Is the Fruit of Thy Womb a journal for healing, as well.

Ministries

• Catholic Miscarriage Support
  • Two Catholic couples began this website in the hopes that it would provide immediate, practical support for others who have lost a child to miscarriage.
• ​​​​​​​Red Bird Ministries
  • Red Bird Ministries (RBM) is a non-profit, pro-life, and pro-family, Catholic grief support ministry serving individuals and couples who have experienced the loss of a child from pregnancy through adulthood. We help ordinary families who have been given an extraordinary cross to carry.
  • The organization was formed to help people understand grief, how to navigate through it, and most crucially, how to begin the healing process. It is Catholic because of the critical role the Church’s Sacraments play in conjunction with the other disciplines in our approach.
• Trappist Infant Caskets
  • Life is full of mystery. One of the greatest and most painful mysteries of all is the death of a child. The monks at New Melleray Abbey offer no easy explanation for so grievous a loss.
  • As an important ministry of the monks of New Melleray Abbey, caskets are offered in compassion and faith at no cost to families who have lost a child. We invite the family in need of a child casket to contact us directly so that we may assist in helping at this difficult time.
• Heaven's Gain Ministries
  • Heaven’s Gain Ministries’ mission is to provide for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of families experiencing pregnancy loss: before, during, and after the delivery of their precious baby.

Ministries

• Sisters of Life
• Abortion Changes You
• Heartbeat International
• National Memorial for the Unborn
• Project Rachel
• Rachel’s Vineyard
• Save One (Resources for men, women, and families)